Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for orchards or vine crops and 22.2% is used for alpine pastures.

It consists of the village of Isenthal and widely scattered small settlements.

[5] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (99.3%), with Polish being second most common (0.4%) and French being third (0.2%).

[10] The historical population is given in the following table:[3][11] As of  2012[update], there were a total of 215 people employed in the municipality.

Of these, a total of 129 people worked in 47 businesses in the primary economic sector.

In 2011 only the SP and the FDP.The Liberals had candidates on the ballot, while in 2015 only the CVP, SVP and GPS ran.

The wettest month is July during which time Isenthal receives an average of 193 mm (7.6 in) of precipitation.

The driest month of the year is February with an average of 95 mm (3.7 in) of precipitation over 14.4 days.