According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Immanuel had a population of 2,800 at the end of 2007, mostly Haredi Orthodox Jews. Its jurisdiction is 2,750 dunams (2.75 km²). Immanuel was declared a local council in 1985. Its first head of council was Oded Alon. Immanuel's current head of council is Yeshayahu Ehrenreich. In 2002, the town was the site of a terrorist attack on civilians, which claimed nine lives.