<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated
Capital Properties VI 1997 Second Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000755908
<NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES VI
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1997
<CASH>                                           1,428
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                       29
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0<F1>
<PP&E>                                          16,714
<DEPRECIATION>                                   7,514
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  11,416
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0<F1>
<BONDS>                                         10,129
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0
<OTHER-SE>                                         761
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    11,416
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                 1,636
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 1,825
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 486
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  (189)
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              (189)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     (189)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                   (1.04)<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet.
<F2>Multiplier is 1.
</FN>