A quiet residential area spreads out in the southern part of the city, and the townscape has been influenced by residential land development by Minoh Arima Electric Tramway (currently Hankyu Electric Railway).

[2] Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Ikeda has remained relatively steady over the past 40 years.

The village of Ikeda was established with the creation of the modern municipality system on April 1, 1889.

To avoid flashback memories of the massacre and to improve school security, the buildings were remodeled and subsequently occupied in April 2004.

Ikeda has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 22 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 9th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

The Hosokawa district of northern Ikeda is one of Japan's four major producers of garden trees, with a history of more than 400 years.

It is home to the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum Osaka Ikeda.