<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Consolidated
Capital Properties IV 1997 Third Quarter 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such 10-Q filing.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000355804
<NAME> CONSOLIDATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES IV
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1997
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<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                       72
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0<F1>
<PP&E>                                         129,925
<DEPRECIATION>                                  96,850
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0<F1>
<BONDS>                                         71,456
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0
<OTHER-SE>                                    (22,189)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    52,261
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                21,708
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                21,200
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               4,415
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    508
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                508
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                       508
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.42<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1>Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet.
<F2>Multiplier is 1.
</FN>