<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary finanancial information extracted from Century Pension Income Fund XXIV 1996 First 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> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <CASH> 2,071 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 0 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0<F1> <PP&E> 17,737 <DEPRECIATION> 3,344 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,444 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0<F1> <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 24,320 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 24,444 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 671 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 391 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 280 <EPS-PRIMARY> 3.78 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>The Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. </FN>