<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles Partners 16 1996 Second Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000812187 <NAME> ANGELES PARTNERS 16 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <CASH> 551 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 21 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 11,712 <DEPRECIATION> 3,153 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,808 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 13,663 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (5,345) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 10,808 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,277 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,511 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 616 <INCOME-PRETAX> (214) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (214) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (214) <EPS-PRIMARY> (15.11)<F2> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>The Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2>Multiplier is 1. </FN>