Ebikon was first mentioned during the late 9th century as marcha Abinchova.

Of the rest of the land, 30.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Of the agricultural land, 34.06% is used for farming or pastures, while 4.33% is used for orchards or vine crops.

Of the settled areas, 15.69% is covered with buildings, 1.75% is industrial, 1.55% is classed as special developments, 1.14% is parks or greenbelts and 10.22% is transportation infrastructure.

It consists of the linear village of Ebikon and the greater part of the Rotsee or Red Lake, the upper Ron valley (Rontal) and the town section of Rathausen.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (86.5%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Italian being third ( 2.9%).

In the 2000 census[update] the religious membership of Ebikon was; 7,683 (67.9%) were Roman Catholic, and 1,569 (13.9%) were Protestant, with an additional 359 (3.17%) that were of some other Christian faith.