<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Century Pension Income Fund XXIV and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <CASH> 2,098,000 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 210,000<F1> <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 17,709,000 <DEPRECIATION> (2,983,000) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 24,624,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 24,491,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 24,624,000 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,302,000 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 460,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 635,000 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 635,000 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 635,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 8 <EPS-DILUTED> 8 <FN> <F1> Receivables include other assets of $88,000. </FN>