<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Balance Sheet and Statement of Income and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000786622 <NAME> KRUPP INSURED PLUS LTD PARTNERSHIP <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <CASH> 1,757,197 <SECURITIES> 69,893,003<F1> <RECEIVABLES> 517,476 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,105,847<F2> <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 73,273,523 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 18,468 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 72,254,671<F3> <OTHER-SE> 1,000,384<F4> <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 73,273,523 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 7,216,716<F5> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,887,368<F6> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 5,329,348 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 5,329,348 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,329,348 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0<F7> <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F7> <FN> <F1>Includes Participating Insured Mortgages ("PIMs") of $42,745,790 and Mortgaged-Backed Securities ("MBS") of $27,147,213. <F2>Includes prepaid acquisition fees and expenses of $5,029,625 net of accumulated amortization of $4,196,787 and prepaid participation servicing fees of $1,075,650 net of accumulated amortization of $802,641 <F3>Represents total equity of General Partners and Limited Partners. General Partners deficit of ($194,008) and Limited Partners equity of $72,448,679. <F4>Unrealized gain on MBS <F5>Represents interest income on investments in mortgages and cash <F6>Includes $1,095,679 of amortization of prepaid fees and expenses <F7>Net income allocated $159,880 to the General Partners and $5,169,468 to the Limited Partners. Average net income per Limited Partner interest is $.69 on 7,500,099 Limited Partner interests outstanding. </FN>