<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Century Pension Income Fund XXIV 1997 Second Quarter 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-Q filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000780590 <NAME> CENTURY PENSION INCOME FUND XXIV <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 1,957 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 411 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 17,778 <DEPRECIATION> (3,944) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,223 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 24,075 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 24,223 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,250 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 813 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 437 <EPS-PRIMARY> 5.89<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>